The Rev Craft Biz Podcast
Using Deadlines and Challenges to Motivate Your Creativity - with Sarah Goer
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Key takeaways
- Community plays a crucial role in quilting, fostering connections and creativity.
- Deadlines and specific challenges can spark creativity and help quilters push their limits.
- There are many right ways to make a quilt, and personalizing the journey is essential.
- Transparent pricing is vital for sustainability and fairness in the quilting teaching industry.
- Adaptability to online platforms has broadened access and participation in quilting education.
Summary
The Importance of Community and Color in Quilting
In this episode, Sam Hunter and Sarah Goer discuss the significance of community in quilting, particularly through quilting bees. Sarah shares how she got involved with quilting bees and the importance of collaboration and connection among quilters. She emphasizes her love for bold colors, which motivates her work and brings joy to her quilting projects.
The Power of Deadlines and Challenges
Sarah talks about how deadlines and specific challenge rules enhance her creativity as a quilter. She shares her experiences with various quilt challenges, including Kim Lepasic’s Project Quilting, where participants create quilts within a week. These imposed structures help Sarah overcome the paralysis that can come with creativity, allowing her to innovate and try new techniques.
Teaching Philosophy: Many Right Ways to Make a Quilt
Sarah's teaching philosophy revolves around the concept that there are multiple correct methods for quilting. During the episode, she stresses the importance of encouraging students to embrace their unique creative processes and incorporate personal preferences into their quilting. She demonstrates this philosophy through her dynamic teaching classes, combining visuals, hands-on practice, and rapid demos to accommodate different learning styles.
Navigating the Quilting Industry as a Teacher
The discussion touches on Sarah's journey as a quilting teacher, including how to enter the field and what supports are available for upcoming instructors. She underlines the need for quilters to be open to feedback and to learn from both teaching and participating in classes. This segment also highlights the significance of having transparent pricing for teaching services to help new instructors navigate their worth in the quilting community.
Success through Adaptability in Crafting
Sarah shares insights on how the pandemic has influenced her teaching methods, focusing on the shift to virtual classrooms. They reflect on how zoom classes have allowed more accessibility for participants who cannot attend in person, signifying a positive change in the quilting community. This segment stresses the importance of being adaptable to different teaching environments.
Sponsors
- Sarah Goer Quilts · Visit Sarah's website for her quilting philosophy and teaching classes.
- Project Quilting · A platform for weekly quilt challenges to inspire creativity.
- Global Quilt Connection · An organization that connects quilters and quilt guilds, facilitating teaching and community.
- QuiltCon · QuiltCon is an annual gathering for quilters to share their passion and skills.
- Mel Beach · A fellow quilter and teacher known for her humorous and engaging classes.
Show notes
#34 - Sarah Goer stops by to chat about color and community in quilting bees, and her teaching philosophy of there being lots of RIGHT ways to make a quilt.
Show Notes
Website - https://sarahgoerquilts.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahgoerquilts/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahgoerquilts
Quilts Unscripted Bee - https://www.instagram.com/quiltsunscriptedbee/
Carole Lyles Shaw - https://carolelylesshaw.com/
Sarah Ruiz - https://saroy.net/
Unscripted Quilt - https://saroy.net/2021/11/unscripted-quilt/
Project Quilting - https://kimlapacek.com/project-quilting
Sarah’s classes - https://sarahgoerquilts.com/teaching/
QuiltCon - https://quiltcon.com/
Global Quilt Connection - https://www.globalquiltconnection.com/
Northern California Quilt Council - https://ncqc.net/
Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds - https://www.sccqg.org/
Mel Beach - https://melbeachquilts.com/
Metropolitan Patchwork Society - https://www.metropatch.com/
Viking 6690 - https://pages.uoregon.edu/craigb/Viking%206690%20brochure.pdf
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Alison Glass - https://alisonglass.com/
Freddie Moran - https://youtu.be/RT7JGt9u-e8?si=vRGCUDPfR5S5KNYs
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